Medical Xpress - Fathers-to-be
should avoid alcohol six months before conception
Aspiring parents
should both avoid drinking alcohol prior to conception to protect
against congenital heart defects, according to research published
today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of
the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
BBC News (Russia)
- Russian alcohol consumption down 43%, WHO report says
Russian alcohol
consumption decreased by 43% from 2003 to 2016, a World Health
Organization (WHO) report says.
ERR News (Estonia)
- Paper: 15 stores to close if Tallinn's alcohol restrictions
change
Plans put forward
by Tallinn mayor Mihhail Kõlvart to further restrict selling alcohol
around schools could see the closure of 15 stores, Postimees reported
on Wednesday morning.
BBC News (England)
- One in 10 children 11-15 had drunk alcohol in previous week -
NHS survey
Barrow-in-Furness
is struggling to cope with underage drinking. More children are
admitted to hospital for alcohol consumption here than anywhere else
in England.
The Scotsman
(Scotland) - Alcohol minimum pricing rules have not hurt Scots
retailers, says report
A report on the
economic impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP), commissioned by NHS
Health Scotland, found that the policy led to a drop in sales of
alcoholic drinks in the nine months following its introduction last
May.
HuffPost UK -
Mixing Cocaine And Alcohol Is More Dangerous Than You Think –
Here's Why
Doctors have
issued a warning about the “deadly combination” of cocaine and
alcohol, after the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme revealed
there were at least 13 “self-inflicted” deaths linked to the drug
combination in England in 2018.
EURACTIV (EU) -
Alcohol could cause new EU health chief headache
The European
spirits industry has called on Stella Kyriakides, EU
Commissioner-designate for health, to revive the European Alcohol and
Health Forum, which has been inactive since 2015 after twenty public
health NGOs decided to pull out.
EurekAlert -
Sexual minority women more likely to smoke while drinking alcohol
than heterosexual women
The study,
published recently in Substance Use & Misuse, sought to identify
patterns of same-day alcohol and tobacco use, and the settings in
which concurrent use is more likely to occur for lesbian, bisexual
and heterosexual women.
Buzz.ie (Ireland)
- Alcohol may be banned on Irish flights to curb disruptive
behaviour
The Irish Aviation
Authority has said that it is considering banned the sale of alcohol
on flights could be considered as a way to reduce the level of
incidents of disruptive passenger behaviour on flights.
TheMayorEU
(Austria) - Mattersburg bans alcohol consumption in public
The city council
of the Austrian town of Mattersburg recently unanimously approved a
decision to ban alcohol consumption in public spaces, and more
specifically at the Europa Park, at the city’s main square, at
playgrounds and in the areas surround the Jewish cemetery.
CTV News (Canada)
- Worrying rise in alcohol-related harm among women, CAMH says
Health experts are
calling for tighter alcohol regulations amid a worrying rise in
alcohol-related short and long-term harm, especially among women.
RTE.ie (Ireland) -
Majority of Oberstown children had drug and alcohol issues
Almost three
quarters of children detained at Oberstown had substance misuse
problems with drugs and or alcohol prior to their detention.
Peeblesshire News
(UK) - NHS Borders officials say alcohol and pregnancy "don't
mix"
TO mark Foetal
Alcohol Syndrome Disorders Awareness last month, Borders Alcohol and
Drugs Partnership (ADP) are hoping to inform more people about the
condition.
India Today
(India) - 75% youths consume alcohol before turning 21, claims
survey
As many as 1,000
youths in the age group of 16 to 21 years, from cities including
Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Kolkata, Rajasthan, were surveyed.
ScienceBlog.com -
Alcohol and “Deaths of Despair”
In 2015, Princeton
University economists Anne Case, Ph.D., and Angus Deaton, Ph.D.,
reported something unexpected. After decreasing since the end of
World War II, rates of death began to increase in the United States
for people in some groups.
Crime Report -
Drivers’ Alcohol Abuse Can Predict Future Gun Violence: Study
A California study
links convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol to a
higher risk of a violent crime committed with firearms.
VOA Khmer
(Cambodia) - Lack of Alcohol Law and Drinking Age Leaves Cambodian
Youths Vulnerable
On one of Phnom
Penh’s many rooftop bars that overlook the Mekong and Tonle rivers,
Tann Somethea and her friends were enjoying themselves on a recent
evening with a few rounds of drinks, as they do several times per
week.
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